placode

[ plak-ohd ]
/ ˈplæk oʊd /

noun Embryology.

a local thickening of the endoderm in the embryo, that usually constitutes the primordium of a specific structure or organ.

Origin of placode

1905–10; < Greek plak- (stem of pláx) something flat, tablet + -ode1

Words nearby placode

placidyl, placing, plack, plackart, placket, placode, placoderm, placoid, plafond, plagal, plagal cadence

Medical definitions for placode

placode
[ plăk′ōd′ ]

n.

An area of thickening in the embryonic epithelial layer from which some organ or structure later develops.